DRPV-10

Do you maintain accurate, complete, and relevant personal information for the purposes identified in the privacy notice?

Explanation

This question is asking whether your organization maintains personal information in a way that aligns with data minimization and accuracy principles, which are core to privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA. Specifically, the question addresses three key aspects of personal data management: 1. Accuracy: Is the personal data you collect and store factually correct and up-to-date? 2. Completeness: Do you have all the necessary data points needed for your stated purposes? 3. Relevance: Are you only collecting and retaining data that directly serves the purposes you've communicated to users in your privacy notice? This question is included in security assessments because proper data management is fundamental to privacy compliance. Organizations that collect excessive data or maintain inaccurate information create privacy risks, potential regulatory violations, and security liabilities. Storing irrelevant data increases the potential impact of a breach without providing business value. To best answer this question, you should: - Describe your processes for ensuring data accuracy (validation, verification, update mechanisms) - Explain how you determine what data is necessary for your stated purposes - Detail your data minimization practices - Mention any periodic reviews or audits of stored personal information - Reference specific controls that prevent collection of irrelevant data - Explain how your data retention policies align with your privacy notice

Example Responses

Example Response 1

Yes, we maintain accurate, complete, and relevant personal information aligned with our privacy notice Our data governance program includes quarterly data quality reviews where we validate the accuracy of personal information against source systems We employ input validation at collection points and provide users with self-service profile updates Our data minimization policy requires business justification for each data element collected, and we conduct annual reviews to identify and purge unnecessary data When designing new features, our privacy-by-design process includes a data relevance assessment to ensure we only collect information directly supporting the purposes outlined in our privacy notice We also maintain a data inventory that maps each personal data element to specific business purposes, allowing us to verify relevance and completeness.

Example Response 2

Yes Our organization maintains accurate, complete, and relevant personal information through several mechanisms We implement a 'purpose specification' requirement during system design that forces development teams to document why each data element is needed Our customer data platform includes data quality scoring that flags potentially inaccurate information for review We provide customers with account access to review and correct their information, and we send annual reminders encouraging profile updates Our data stewardship program assigns responsibility for different data domains to specific employees who conduct quarterly reviews of data quality and relevance Additionally, we use automated data classification to identify personal information and apply appropriate retention policies based on the purposes specified in our privacy notice.

Example Response 3

No, we currently have challenges maintaining accurate and relevant personal information While we have a privacy notice that outlines data purposes, we lack systematic processes to ensure data quality and relevance Our customer database has accumulated historical information that may no longer be relevant to current business purposes, and we don't have a regular process to validate data accuracy or completeness We're working to address these gaps through a data governance initiative launching next quarter, which will include data minimization reviews, quality control processes, and alignment of our data inventory with stated purposes In the interim, we've implemented a project to remove obviously irrelevant personal data and are developing a self-service portal for customers to review and update their information.

Context

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Privacy
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Data Privacy

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